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Microbes & History: Microbial influence on the spread of Civilization
Young scholars explore how to extract plant fibers from the flax plant Linum usitatissimum in the process of making linen fibers. Doing so spark interest in the importance of microbial action on the spread of human culture and civilization.
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Making Soap
Students recognize and use chemical indicators in the lab, recognize the need for safety while doing chemical experiments and understand the need for following precise directions.
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CIRCUS HIGH WIRE
Students construct a tightrope setup, learn the basics of tightrope walking, and explain a little more about the physics behind balancing!
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Foundations of American Government
Fourth graders explore the origins of American government.
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Slave Resistance in Natchez
Students examine various ways that slaves in the Natchez area resisted bondage, consider the price of resistance, and write television news documentary.
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Sun, Shadows, Surface Structure...and the Face on Mars
Students use light and shadow information to make inferences regarding the three dimensional shapes of specific objects photographed on the surface of Mars. Limitations of the of the data provided are discussed and entries made into the...
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What's Your Brand?
Students explore the history of branding livestock and discover it began as early as 2000 BC. They discuss reasons for branding and then design their own brand from pipe cleaners. Students dip their brand into paint and print it on...
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Introducing Trig
Fifth graders explore the importance of triangles in the real world. They find the unknown side of a right triangle using a scale drawing. Students use Pythagoras' Theorem and other appropriate ratios.
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Egg Tempera Painting In The Renaissance
Students explore the development of paint and paintings during the Renaissance. In a science lab, they reproduce the properties of egg in tempera paint and compare and contrast egg tempera paintings to oil paintings. Through...
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Gravity and Layers of Air
Students actively look and listen as their teacher provides transparencies to show how the atmosphere is made up of layers. In this atmosphere lesson plan, students discuss the atmosphere in terms of layers and how gravity pulls...
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Mirror, Mirror
Students mirror their partners by moving the same way they do. For this movement lesson plan, students use their bodies and jump ropes and switch leaders every 20 seconds to mirror their partner.
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The History of Religion
Students learn about the two main types of religions. In this religion lesson, students define religion and learn about early religion as well as religion in the west. Students define animism, polytheism, pantheism, monotheism,...
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Heavens Above
Middle schoolers study the stars and their positions. In this astronomy lesson students see how scientists can predict the positions of the stars and can tell how they would have appeared in the past.
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Sketching Pyramids
Students sketch and identify properties of pyramids. In this geometry lesson, students create nets to identify three dimensional shapes. They sketch cones, prisms and pyramids.
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Brain and Senses
Students investigate the brain through multiple senses. In this biology instructional activity, students experiment with different activities involving taste, memory, touch, and sight to understand how the brain works. Students work in...
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Boomerang
Learners build their own boomerang. In this physics instructional activity, students trace the origin of this equipment. They practice throwing and catching them.
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How Many Days Are in a Year?
Students create a calendar for an imaginary planet. In this earth science lesson plan, students analyze the errors on the different calendars used on Earth. They present their work in class.
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New Perspectives
Eighth graders imagine they are getting ready to "take off." They may imagine themselves in any type of aircraft or spaceship. They may then sketch themselves as passengers anticipating this moment.
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Making Peace
Students examine how African societies view their family and ancestors and settle disputes. They create a spirit doll, and role-play conflict resolution using the ancestor figure dolls.
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World History People Review
Who's who in World History? Help your historians keep track of major figures with this World History People Review, where students match 96 world figures to the appropriate descriptions. The matching questions are grouped by historical...
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Who Was Marc Antony?
Students explore the relationship between Marc Antony and Cleopatra. In this World History lesson, students research Marc Antony, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, then answer specific questions about how they are all related. Activities...
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A Guided Tour
Pupils identify differences in information found on the internet and in print books. They practice navigating between different pages and using shortcuts. They evaluate a site and share their findings with the class.
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Papyrus
Students study what papyrus was and what it was used for. Students explore how papyrus was made, and the two writing systems hieroglyphics and cuneiform.
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Hatshepsut's Temples and Obelisks
Third graders create Hatshepsut's Temples and Obelisks using a variety of materials.
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